Parking Kitty vs Newberg Finds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parking Kitty
Manage your entire parking experience directly from your smartphone. Pay for parking, extend your session, and receive notifications about your remaining time. This official city app simplifies street parking.
- Pay for parking sessions
- Extend parking time remotely
- Receive low time notifications
- Manage parking history
- Get email receipts
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Parking just got easier in Portland! Parking Kitty, the City of Portland’s official mobile parking app, provides users with the convenience of handling the entire parking experience from their smartphone. Park, pay, extend and manage your parking session from your fingertips. It’s the cat’s meow! Get Started Today: Download the free Parking Kitty app Park where you see the Parking Kitty signs Pay for your parking session from your phone The Perks of Parking Kitty: - Receive “meow” notifications when your parking session time is low - Extend your parking session through the app - Receive email receipts at the end of your parking session - Manage your parking history through the mobile app Parking Kitty mobile parking app is making Portland meow! Make your parking experience as simple as possible -- download Parking Kitty today.
Newberg Finds
Discover local discounts, events, and community perks in Newberg. Support local businesses with exclusive deals on food, drinks, services, and shopping. New offers are added regularly, with gamified features coming soon to earn rewards and explore.
- Exclusive local discounts
- Support for local businesses
- Regularly updated deals
- Information on local events
- Gamified rewards system (coming soon)
- Community challenges and games (coming soon)
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Newberg Finds – Discover Deals, Support Local! Explore the best of Newberg with exclusive discounts, hidden gems, and community perks—all in one place! Newberg Finds connects you to local businesses offering great deals on everything from food and drinks to services and shopping. Why Newberg Finds? - Support local businesses and keep your dollars in the community - Instant access to discounts at your favorite shops and eateries - New deals added regularly—there’s always something new to explore! - Stay updated with local events and promotions! Coming Soon – Play, Earn, Explore! Get ready for a whole new level of fun! Soon, you’ll be able to: - Earn badges and rewards for visiting new places - Complete challenges and puzzles to unlock special offers - Collect items and join community-wide games Whether you’re a long-time local or just passing through, Newberg Finds makes discovering the best of the city rewarding and fun. Download now and start saving—and stay tuned for exciting new adventures coming soon!
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Verdict
Parking Kitty and Newberg Finds both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Newberg Finds's written reviews are positive against 60% of Parking Kitty's. Newberg Finds also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months). Parking Kitty's advantage is ratings volume (9.3K vs 7) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Parking Kitty against 5.0 for Newberg Finds. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parking Kitty has 9.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Parking Kitty's written reviews are positive against 100% of Newberg Finds's.
Parking Kitty ships an update every 35 months, Newberg Finds every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parking Kitty | Newberg Finds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.3K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Portland | Poieo Dev LLC |
Customer experience
Parking Kitty
Newberg Finds
Bugs and requests
Parking Kitty
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitches causing multiple simultaneous charges
- Inconsistent parking enforcement despite app payment
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to pay and extend time from Apple Watch
- Provide option to rollover unused parking time
- Add ability to end parking sessions early
- Improve notification system to better alert users of expiring time
- Integrate zone identification based on geolocation
Newberg Finds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parking Kitty
No in-app purchases
Newberg Finds
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Parking Kitty free?
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